Mike Breen had imagined countless tis the mont when humanity officially makes contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, no matter the thod, it would certainly be as mind-blowing as reshaping one’s worldview.
But he never thought that he would feel the shock of having his worldview reshaped even before humanity officially contacted extraterrestrial civilizations.
When he was shouting passionately, his blood pressure soaring, staring at Jas, he was expecting an exhilarating heroic mont.
Just a play before, when Brandon Roy successfully challenged Kobe one-on-one during a critical offense, the atmosphere at the scene had already reached its peak.
Everyone was anticipating that mont with Jas, just like in the "Avengers: Endga" after two movies of build-up, everyone was waiting for Tony Stark to snap his fingers. Whether the snap succeeded or not, it would be the end and the climax of everything.
Instead, Tony Stark took off the glove and tossed it to a bewildered Captain Arica, who hadn’t even reacted before Thanos decapitated him with one strike, the end.
This is exactly what just happened on the court, beyond everyone’s expectations, even the most brainless screenwriter couldn’t write such a plot.
But Jas played it out in reality, when the light of hope shone on him, he actually crapped in the spotlight.
Yes, Paul Pierce did it too, but at least he crapped in the opponent’s mouth.
And Jas? He crapped on Kobe, his teammate.
Mike Breen simply couldn’t believe the scene he just witnessed. He entered the basketball comntary industry in 1985, started comnting on the NBA in 1991, and beca the chief comntator for ESPN in 2006.
He has worked in the basketball industry for 21 years, experienced countless rule and league changes, and seen nurous players co and go. Before tonight, he could say there was nothing on a basketball court he hadn’t seen.
But after tonight, he no longer has the courage to say that. You never know what unexpected performance a player like LeBron Jas might bring you.
It’s not unprecedented in history for star players to avoid taking responsibility or not dare to shoot the decisive shot.
These players pass the ball away the mont they receive it during a critical play, even though such behavior is hard to respect, at least they don’t take the chance away from those willing to take responsibility.
And LeBron Jas? He doesn’t dare to take responsibility, but he still puts on a façade of being willing to take it. He insists on dribbling until the last 5 seconds, only to pass the ball at the last mont when there’s no ti left, handing the challenge over to his teammates.
This is simply absurd, and Mike Breen can’t think of any reason to explain such behavior.
This is why Roger just expressed his disdain for Jas.
He has never disdained an opponent so much.
To be honest, underperforming at critical monts is a problem many star players have.
Among Roger’s forr opponents, Karl Malone, Chris Webber, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, none could dominate a ga at critical tis.
But none of them would handle the ball in such an irresponsible way as just seen.
Others, even if they didn’t have the opportunity or courage to close a ga at critical monts, would pass the ball away at the first instance.
But Jas always thinks too much, wondering if he’ll be ridiculed if he doesn’t take responsibility. But if he forces a shot, all the bla for losing would fall on him. He is smart, very smart, so he’s always calculating gains and losses.
He’s not a pure athlete—in a comrcial age, there are no pure athletes in the world, but Jas can’t even maintain basic purity. Even on the court, his mind isn’t purely on winning.
So, when he called for his teammates to clear out and dribbled, maybe he truly intended to take responsibility. But in the split second before taking the shot, he was contemplating the consequences of a missed shot, making him decide to pass the ball instead.
He is burdened by external voices, burdened by imnse pressure, and burdened by his own thoughts.
This is LeBron Jas, always playing in a twisted manner.
In the last few seconds of the ga, the Warriors had possession, and the Lakers sent Roy to the free-throw line with a foul tactic. He effortlessly made two free throws to seal the ga.
Roy’s outstanding performance at critical monts further highlighted LeBron Jas’ incompetence and cowardice.
The two who wanted to take up the mantle have completely embarked on different paths.
Ultimately, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Golden State Warriors 107-102 on the road, dropping the victory in this high-profile match.
Kobe had 35 points, Howard 18 points with 13 rebounds, Billups 16 points with 8 assists, Jas 13 points with 4 turnovers.
On the Warriors’ side, Roger scored 39 points with 7 assists, Roy 28 points with 6 assists. In this match, Roger and Roy perfectly matched the intensity of Kobe, Howard, and Billups.
Jas?
Even Tayshaun Prince, with 15 points and 5 rebounds, was enough to match his intensity.
In fact, Prince was even more efficient, with only 1 turnover in the entire ga.
As the ga ended, the cheers in Oracle Arena made people feel like they were in a UEFA Champions League match. The fans clapped rhythmically, then collectively shouted: "FO! FO! FO! FO!"
All Bay Area fans believed that sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t an impossible task.
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